That top photo is about the gayest coming-out photo I've ever seen, and I have worked as stage manager in San Francisco. As for the soldiers, they put up with assholes of rank every day, so it's nothing new -- but when the C-in-C shows up, they get relieved of latrine, kitchen, etc duty, the Army version of papering the house to make it look like they actually like him. And since they get part of a day off, hey, what's not to smile about.